Are you making a list of summer activies? do it the summer goes by so fast and before you know it it will be school shopping and back to school again. sit done wth your teenager and make a list of things you wanna see and do, places you would like to see and visit, then put them on a poster board and as you do them mark them off its actually kinda fun and exciting , we have been working on our summer list
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Really why are these kids getting up at 5:30am to go to school ? this is just insane to me, it makes no sense. My teenager goes to bed at 9pm he is 14 years old because he has to get up at 5:30am then gets the school bus and starts school at 7:20am I seriously think it too early others feel the way I do, When I went to school we started at 8am or 8:20am.
I also feel there's not enough time, when they get out of school they come home , relax for a few minutes with a snack , then time for home work now they don't get to finish all there homework by supper time so after supper they digest there food then finish there home work. By now its close to 6pm and its either time to relax , watch tv, have conversations, or go take a shower and go to bed at 9pm. What if these kids had after school activities how would and how do they do it all? Some kids well most kids really don't like home work and just to get the page done they write anything in it , like mine did last night. I try and be honest and say it like it is, I know you don't like homework who does? but, we have to do it, I did it when i went to school and I also lied and tried all kinds of ways to get out of homework or did not study.But we all went thru it and we all had to do it. The Joy Jar, Happy Memories,,,,The joy jar have you ever done one? its simple when happy things happen with your family or just your child write it down on a slip of paper, if you take to your child to a event or a happy place or memory write it down on the stub. Do this for the whole year at the end of the year look in this joy jar with your child and think back to that happy day. Also, If your having a bad day or sad look in the joy jar pick a random slip of paper it will make you SMILE. Now don't throw these slips of papers or stubs away save them in a memory box put them in a envelope mark the year on it and store it away
How Teens Can Catch Up on SleepConsider a nap. Make it between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., and don't let it last more than 20 or 30 minutes. If your teen sleeps longer, they'll get into a deep sleep and may wake up even groggier.
Sleep in (a little) on weekends. Some experts say just let your teen sleep in 1 hour past their school-day wakeup time. The theory? If you let teens sleep too late, you're shifting their body clocks to be set later. It will make it even harder for them to get up on Monday morning. Others say letting them sleep until 9 a.m. is OK. Have a bedtime routine. When your teen was a small child, maybe you read them a book and gave them a bath before tucking them in. Even now, a quiet routine can help them wind down and fall asleep more easily. Suggest that they read or listen to quiet music to help them wind down. Cut back on activities. If your teen is really busy, maybe it's time to re-evaluate priorities so sleep can move up the list. "Extracurricular activities should not get scheduled at the expense of sleep," says Jodi A. Mindell, PhD, associate director of the Sleep Center of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and author of Sleeping Through the Night. "Learning is the most important activity of teens, and sleep is critical for that learning to occur." Take away technology. Banish computers, cell phones, TVs, and video games from your teen's room. The lure of texting and other fun might tempt your teen to stay awake when they should be sleeping. Screens should be shut off at least 1 hour before bedtime. The blue light from the screens stimulates their brains and makes it seem like they should be awake. Talk to the school. See if a later start time is a possibility. If homework takes an unreasonable amount of time, talk to teachers. Following the RulesOn top of all the time commitments and changing body clock issues, there's still the problem that teens just don't want to go to bed early. Set boundaries and consequences. For example, if they aren't sticking to bed times and they are old enough to drive, you can take away the car keys. Owens did a study where she compared doctors' driving skills when they were sleep deprived to their skills when they were mildly drunk. The doctors were better drivers when they had been drinking vs. when they were tired. (Makes you think twice about letting your tired teenager get behind the wheel, doesn't it?) "One of the most important things you can do for your kids is to make sure they get enough sleep," says Owens. "They'll perform better, plus they'll be nicer human beings to deal with." |
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